Injury knocks Ligon out of title fight, Drysdale-Reed now Legacy FC 15 main event

http://mmajunkie.comLegacy Fighting Championship’s middleweight belt will have to wait a little longer.

The vacant 185-pound title was to be contested between William “Bubba” Bush (4-2) and undefeated Noel Ligon (5-0) next month, but an injury to Ligon has put the title fight on hold. Legacy officials on Monday announced the news, saying Ligon suffered a training injury.

Legacy Fighting Championship 15 takes place Nov. 16 at Houston’s Arena Theater. The main card airs live on AXS TV.

Legacy FC’s middleweight title was vacated earlier this year by previous champion Andrew Craig, who has since notched UFC wins over Rafael Natal and Kyle Noke.

With Nigon out of what was to be the card’s main event, Brazilian jiu-jitsu standout Robert Drysdale (4-0) moves up the ladder in his fight against wrestling standout Chris Reed (4-1) into the new main event.

Bush remains on the card against a new opponent. He’ll face Jon Kirk (16-10) in a non-title fight on the main card, officials said.

Bush is looking to rebound from a disqualification loss to Artenas Young at Legacy FC 11 in May, when his ground-and-pound was deemed illegal. With Young unable to continue, Bush was disqualified.

Ligon no longer will be able to fight in front of his home Houston fans. Two of his five career wins have come under the Legacy banner – a December 2011 submission win over Patrick Hutton and a unanimous decision win over Young at Legacy FC 12 in July.

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